Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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906. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 771 of 17 April 2018, the number of persons on the ENT waiting list at the Mater Hospital; the length of time they have been waiting; and the number waiting for treatment in each consecutive month [25517/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Improving waiting times for hospital procedures is a key commitment in the Programme for Government and in 2018 €50 million was allocated to the NTPF to provide treatment for patients.

The recently launched Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan outlines the combined impact of HSE and National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) activity in 2018. Under the Plan, the NTPF will provide 20,000 treatments across a range of specialties and procedures. This will include provision of treatment to 1,200 patients requiring tonsillectomies.

In 2018, under the Plan, all clinically suitable patients waiting over 9 months for a tonsillectomy will be offered treatment this year.

Furthermore, the HSE is working with the NTPF and the Department of Health to finalise an Outpatient Waiting List Action Plan which will focus on improving overall use of resources and ensuring timely access to treatment and care for our patients.

The latest NTPF figures show that there are 353 patients on the active Inpatient/Daycase waiting list for ENT at the Mater Hospital, and of these 67% are waiting 9 months or less. The Outpatient waiting list for ENT for the Mater Hospital shows 3064 patients waiting and of these 51% of patients are waiting 9 months or less. The tables below provide a further breakdown of Mater Hospital ENT waiting lists.

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital – ENT Inpatient/Day Case Waiting List

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital – ENT Outpatient Waiting List